That leaves only 10 states who aren’t considering secession or who haven’t yet managed to raise enough votes to get on the site. The loyalists would almost be better off seceding from the rest of the country and letting them run things their way. Even President Barack Obama’s home state of Illinois has racked up almost 1,600 votes.

There are some dissidents. About 1,400 have signed a petition to “Peacefully grant the city of Austin, Texas to withdraw from the state of Texas and remain part of the United States.”

Texas Secession? One of the dumbest ideas I ever heard. You don’t like who won the presidential election? Find a better candidate and try again next time. One word of advice: until the Republican Party moves again closer to center, it will continue to lose. Drop the hyperbole and the escatological drama, dump the Christian Taliban and the Tea Party, leave social issues alone and focus on the economy, presenting a plan with algebra that works.

Texas Watch

TxPotomac lets you know what stories to look out for.

Today:

★ The Inter-American Dialogue, a political analysis group focused on Western Hemisphere issues, will hold a discussion on U.S.-Mexico relations after the election featuring Mexico’s U.S. Ambassador Arturo Sarukhán.